Author Archive | Peggy McClain

College Avenue Traffic Calmers

The City of Tempe financially wasteful road construction to appease the bike groups isn’t occurring just in east Tempe.  College Lane, an artery from Southern Avenue straight north to Arizona State University has also had some recent changes. College Lane historically has been heavily used by bikers going to and from ASU for class and […]

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Tempe’s Streetcar to Nowhere

For years the City of Tempe has been planning a streetcar.  The routes have changed.  They plan to use “free” money from the federal government.  They don’t have the money to maintain the streetcar. It’s another feather in somebody’s cap, or an under-the-table deal of some sort.  There are endless excuses from Council to construct […]

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Artist Coordinator in Tempe Makes Big Bucks

A Tempe taxpayer sent us this post from the City of Tempe.  Isn’t it nice the local government has their hand in helping artists succeed?  Is this really a 40 hour/week job? Check out the salary of Maja Aurora, the “Artist Engager”. Here is the real reason the City of Tempe has its hand our […]

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